Pershing Waldron

Pershing Waldron
Speaker of the House of Assembly of Dominica
In office 4 January 1979 – 19 June 1979
Prime Minister	Patrick John
Preceded by	Fred Degazon
Succeeded by	Eden Bowers
Personal details
Born	Pershing Albert Rock Waldron 4 April 1945
Died	9 July 2019

Pershing Waldron was a Dominican politician who served as Speaker of the House of Assembly of Dominica^[1] during the turbulent times of June 1979.

Waldron was born on 4 April 1945.^[2] He worked in senior positions at Barclays Bank in Dominica, Antigua and St. Vincent. He also worked as manager at Antigua Commercial Bank. He also headed the TCI Bank in the Turks and Caicos Islands.^[2]

Waldron served as the Speaker of the House of Assembly of Dominica from 4 January 1979 until 19 June 1979.^[2] He had already resigned as the speaker on 13 June 1979.^[3] After the 1980 elections, he was appointed an opposition senator in October 1980 until his resignation on 31 January 1981.^[2]

Waldron passed away on 9 July 2019.^[2]

References

1. "The Parliamentarian: Journal of the Parliaments of the Commonwealth". General Council of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. 1978.
2. "A former Speaker of the House of Assembly to get official funeral". Dominica News Online. 1 August 2019.
3. Andre, Irving W.; Christian, Gabriel J. (1992). "In Search of Eden: Dominica, the Travails of a Caribbean Mini-state". Pond Casse Press.